Screening for chronic kidney disease in sub-Saharan Africa

The Lancet

Volumn 376, Issue 9739, 2010, Pages 418-

  Sumaili, Ernest K ^a   Cohen, Eric P ^b  

^a University of Kinshasa Hospital   (Congo)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

AFRICA; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONGO; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

EID: 77955576409     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61222-6     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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2. EK Sumaili, NM Nseka, FB Lepira Screening for proteinuria and chronic kidney disease risk factors in Kinshasa: a World Kidney Day 2007 study Nephron Clin Pract 110 2008 c220 c228
3. EK Sumaili, JM Krzesinski, CV Zinga Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Kinshasa: results of a pilot study from the Democratic Republic of Congo Nephrol Dial Transplant 24 2009 117 122